Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list anything in our past that we felt 16 of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very 17 process, but there's always some brave soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then 18 that we find ways to 19 people, or take some action to right any wrongdoings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever 20 my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my 21 , I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff none of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies(老兄) and I decided to play a 22 on him.”
“After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a FOX. The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious 23 . Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one 24 found out.”
"Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name 25 on my list. I didn't even know if he was still 26 . Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few 27 , I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused “Yes”. “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a 28 discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you because your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it around all these years. I want to thank you for calling me … for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to 29 all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It's never too late to 30 the past wrongdoings.
A．ashamed B．afraid C．sure D．proud
A．private B．secret C．interesting D．funny
A．expected B．suggested C．ordered D．demanded
A．connect with B．depend on C．make an apology to D．get along with
A．improve B．continue C．realize D．keep
A．notes B．list C．plan D．stories
A．part B．game C．trick D．record
A．view B．sign C．attention D．remark
A．also B．even C．still D．ever
A．appears B．considers C．presents D．remembers
A．angry B．happy C．doubtful D．alive
A．words B．calls C．repeats D．rings
A．lively B．plain C．nervous D．cold
A．build up B．make up C．clear up D．give up
A．regret B．forgive C．right D．punish
第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet 36 . The loaded plates I carried 37 to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t able to do anything 38 . As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream 39 a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father 40 at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve 41 us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness 42 . I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I'd like my first day, I said, “ 43 !” Those few words of praise had 44 everything. Praise is like 45 to the human spirit; we cannot grow without it. And 46 ,while most of us are only too 47 to apply(应用)to others the cold wind of criticism (批评), we are 48 to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Why---when one word of praise can bring such 49 ?
It is strange haw chary (吝啬) we are about praising. Perhaps it’s 50 few of us know how to accept it. It’s 51 rewarding (奖赏)to give praise in areas in which 52 generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned. An artist gets complimented (admired)for a glorious picture, a cook for a 53 meal. But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are 54 just right? In fact, to give praise 55 the giver nothing but a moment's thought and a moment's effort..
36.A. rested B. hurt C. broke D. slipped
37.A. remained B. looked C. seemed D. turned
38.A. new B. special C. nervous D. right
39.A. order B. price C. material D. chair
40.A. stared B. smiled C. glared D. nodded
41.A. called on B. looked after C. passed by D. thought of
42.A. arrived B. continued C. disappointed D. developed
43.A. Oh B. Well C. Fire D. Terrible
44.A. made B. changed C. found D. improved
45.A. heat B. warmed C. snowstorm D. sunlight
46.A. then B. thus C. therefore D. yet
47.A. ready B. doubtful C. satisfied D. disappointed
48.A. unable B. unwilling C. likely D. anxious
49.A. attention B. choice C. pleasure D. difficulty
50.A. because B. when C. what D. where
51.A. finally B. especially C. silly D. fortunately
52.A. effort B. effect C. deed D. feeling
53A. daily B. light C. perfect D. poor
54.A. done B. sold C. chosen D. given
55.A. adds B. leaves C. offers D. Costs
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
With the introduction of family planning policies in the 1970s, most Chinese teenagers have no brothers or sisters．They get to be the beloved（心爱的）__21__child．But they may not realize that they will have to “__22__” the love as their__23__ones grow old．They will have to__24__lots of old people—their parents, grandparents, their_ 25 _parents and grandparents．China is becoming__26_ country．
According to the United Nations, an aging society refers to one 27 10 percent or more of the population is over 60, or 7 percent or more is over 65. According to 28 from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, by 2008, Chinese over 60 years old made up 12 percent of the nation’s total population. The 29 for those aged 65 or older was 8.3 percent.
In China, people have a belief that “parents raise children; then the children care for the parents as they get old”．But this__30__is under stress as the market economy puts millions of young Chinese on the road__31__better paying jobs．They are leaving their parents__32_．Now many famili
es are looking more to the government than to their__33__for support when they’re old．China has increased its basic social security（基本社会保险）plan which is__34__protecting those__35__, including the old, the disabled and others．These programs are now broad, __36_they are still not highly developed．
As more people grow__37__, China will have fewer working people, __38__will slow down economic growth．According to a November 26 report in the Economic Information Daily, an expert said China should __39__its people to have more than one child in the future__40_China should keep its labor population and total population size stable（稳定的）．
21．A．only B．lonely C. friendly D．heartily
22．A．take up B．take back C．pay back D．pay for
23．A．hated B．loved C．tired D．hearted
24．A．care for B．bring up C．look for D．pay attention to
25．A．daughter’s or son’s B．niece’s or nephew’s
C．wife’s or husband’s D．aunt’s or uncle’s
26．A．an old B．an aging C．a developing D．a developed
27．A．where B．when C．which D．that
28．A．an article B．an email C．a magazine D．a report
29．A．conclusion B．character C．figure D．survey
30．A．tradition B．opinion C. saying D．way
31．A．in favor of B．in search of C．in the way of D．in the face of
32．A．out B．off C．ahead D．behind
33．A．friends B．relatives C．parents D．children
34．A．an act B．a case C．a program D．a plan
35．A．in danger B．in need C．in desperate D．in disaster
36．A．but B．or C．and D．so
37．A．strong B．realistic C．rich D．old
38．A．as B．which C．what D．that
39．A．forbid B．promise C. encourage D．order
40．A．so that B．though C
．even if D．because
完形填空 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it’s painful? This might be called 21 , but Dr. Kleitman has a new 22 . He has proved that everyone has a 23 energy cycle. During the hours when you 24 through your work you may say that you’re “hot”. That’s 25 . The time of day when you feel most 26 is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the 27 comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it 28 such familiar monologues as: “Get up, John! You’ll be late for work again!” The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the 29 . Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives 30 what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has. You can’t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better.
21. A. patience B. laziness C. sadness D. comfort
22. A. discovery B. invention C. explanation D. statement
23. A. changing B. increasing C. full D. daily
24. A. labour B. get C. go D. look
25. A. honest B. actual C. true D. real
26. A. pleasant B. energetic C. excited D. comfortable
27. A. power B. energy C. peak D. altitude
28. A. comes to B. gets to C. leads to D. refers to
29. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. noon
30. A. realize B. recognize C. memorize D. see
Jame’s New Bicycle 
James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully 36 the coins that lay on the bed . ＄24. 52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least ＄90! 37 on earth was he going to get the 38 of the money? He knew that his friends all had bicycle. It was 39 to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do.There was no 40 asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to 41 . There was only one way to get money, and that was to 42 it . He would have to find a job . 43 who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice ,who usually had 44 on most things. “Well, you can start right here, ”said Mr.. clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing. ” That was the 45 of James’ s odd-job（零工） business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards ,and mended books. He lost count of the 46 of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the 47 of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the 48 increased and he knew that he would soon have 49 for the bicycle he longed for.
The day 50 came when James counted his money and found ＄94. 32. He 51 no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode 52 home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard 53 for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more 54 he had bought it with his own money. He had 55 what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even than the bicycle. 36. A. cleaned B. covered C. counted D. checked 37. A. How B. Why C. Who D. What 38. A. amount B. part C. sum D. rest 39. A. brave B. hard C. smart D. unfair 40. A. point B. reason C. result D. right 41. A. split B. spend C. spare D. save 42. A. borrow B. earn C. raise D. collect 43. A. Or B. So C. For D. But 44. A. decisions B. experience C. opinions D. knowledge 45. A. beginning B. introduction C. requirement D. opening 46. A. similarity B. quality C. suitability D. variety 47. A. brand B. number C. size D. type 48. A. effort B. pressure C. money D. trouble 49. A. all B. enough C. much D. some 50. A. finally B. instantly C. normally D. regularly
51. A. gave B. left C. took D. wasted 52. A. patiently B. proudly C. silently D. tiredly 53. A. applying B. asking C. looking D. working 54. A. since B. if C. than D. though 55. A. deserved B. benefited C. achieved D. learned
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Once there were two men, who lived in the same hospital room. One man’s bed was next to the room's only window. ___36__, the other man, since his illness was more ___37__, had to spend all his time in bed. When the man in the bed by the window could ___38__ up, he would tell his roommate all the things he could see ___39__ the window. He said the window ___40___ a park with a lovely ___41__. Ducks played on the __42___ while children sailed their model boats. Old trees grew and beautiful flowers were in bloom. What a fine ___43__! The man in the other bed would be ___44__ by the beautiful colors of the world outside.
Days and weeks passed.
One morning, the day nurse found the man by the window had ___45__ peacefully in his sleep. She called the hospital attendants to take the body ___46__. As everything was done, the other man asked if he could be ___47__ next to the window. The nurse said OK and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him ___48__.
Slowly and painfully, he tried to take his _49___ look at the world outside. He thought he would be ___50__ to see it by himself. But to his surprise, he saw nothing but a white ___51__. The man asked the nurse ____52 his roommate ___53__ to him and said there were wonderful things outside this window. The nurse told him his roommate was blind and could not even ___54__ the wall.
She said, "Perhaps he just wanted to ___55__ you. He only hoped you could live in a colorful world and got better quickly. "
36. A. Unluckily B. Happily C. Surprisingly D. Angrily
37. A. common B. occasional C. serious D. light
38. A. stand B. sit C. jump D. wake
39. A. across B. above C. behind D. outside
40. A. built B. stood C. faced D. placed
41. A. hill B. lake C. house D. tower
42. A. sand B. grass C. water D. tree
43. A. look B. sight C. form D. view
44. A. impressed B. moved C. reminded D. disappointed
45. A. missed B. died C. come D. passed
46. A. up B. away C. off D. on
47. A. moved B. forced C. brought D. lifted
48. A. alike B. alone C. aloud D. alive
49. A. single B. last C. first D. only
50. A. pleased B. excited C. crazy D. sad
51. A. wall B. picture C. river D. window
52. A. when B. why C. how D. where[
53. A. led B. got C. lied D. left
54. A. hear B. touch C. see D. describe
55. A. please B. encourage C. control D. advice
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